Sunday, March 3, 2013

Episode 207 Discussion: 28th Feb 2013

Order of the Day - EVERYONE must attend the Party and GET DRUNK
Events of the Episode - taken from Soundarya's episode summary
  • RK and Shraddha are shooting a Karwa Chauth scene. Coolly, RK cuts the shot, tells the heroine she's not doing it right, and explains in detail. Of course, RK and Madhu are constantly lost in each others eyes.
  • Bittuji reporting to Radhaji - he is concerned that madhu may not go for the outdoor shoot. Radhaji says Bappa is with them.
  • RK throws a party for completion of the schedule, and challenges Madhu to stay back. 
  • Madhu at the party...Dipali enters with Sikky. He heads for the drinks. DIpali thinks she will embarrass Madhu, gives her friend a spiked coke bottle. Madhu accepts, and starts drinking. She finds it odd tasting, but continues to drink. 
  • RK enters the party...starts drinking heavily. He is completely sloshed after a point, goes on looking at madhu. Madhu in the meantime, is beginning to feel the effects of the alcohol. 
  • Dipali tries to get close to RK, dancing with him. he pushes her off and keeps looking at Madhu. He remembers her saving him from the light. Madhu too keeps looking at him, remembers the care he took of her, the night at the studio. 
  • Madhu feels sick and goes off, RK looks for her all over, keeps calling out for her. He jokes to himself, she's really become Mr india.
  • He finds her in the make up room. She sprays water on her face. He asks her why she would'nt pick up her phone. She says she knew it was him, thats why. She is unsteady on her feet. 
  • RK figures out that she 's drunk. She denies it.
  • He chides her for drinking, and for drinking so much the first time, how will she handle herself, has she gone mad?
  • Madhu asks him...who is he to tell her anything? 

Episode Reviews
By Myself
Another contrived Stupid drama. Contrived and if it gives pleasure, it is acceptable. Contrived and if not pleasurable, feel like discarding it. It took me forever to watch it. 

However, I need to reserve the final verdict on this party track as I need to see what was the need for it after all ??  Hmmm!

These are times when my mind reacted in an otherwise static episode. I will not call it filler, will call it builder episode, just that I did not get the vision for which the construction was going on. 
  • Why everyone have to attend the party ? Why was it zaroori ?
  • Why the indirect challenge to someone whom he would call as "aap". Chalo maaf kar diya. Ex-Pati and Ex-Biwi ka private maamla hai. Jab Miya biwi raazi to beech mein is nacheez Kazi (jiska naam SD hai) kya karega !!! Lo Side de diya. Lage raho apni Tu Tu Main Main.
  • Again DD body double!!! She looks really bad! and because of her we need to bear Dips scenes. 
  • How did Madhu just happen to pick up the coke bottle ? Why not the white colored one ? Bhai!  I need a committee to be put up over this scandal.   Zaroor Dips and Madhu mile hue hain. Otherwise, woh Coke bottle hi kyon uthaathi. Madhu ko zaroor kickbacks mil rahe honge, under the table 
  • Ishq ka nasha !!! Suna tha Ishq shaayri karwaata hai, Baiju Baawra ki tarak baawla hoke baat karne pe majboor karwaata hai...lekin koi talli bilkul nahin hota bewde ki tarah. Ekdum safed jhoot. Kya Bittuji ne hamein bewaquoof samajh rakha hai ? 
  • "Madhu sach mein Mr.India ban gayi, phone nahin utha rahi". Yeh thoda baawlapan lag raha hai. Chalo maan lete hain. 
And God!! that Kamal Studio!!!. They just changed the board. Otherwise its the same Natraj Studio with its entrance walk. How many scenes have they shot here.  Sigh!!!  July, August, September, October-[No he was shot and after that shamsher drama],  late November again it started with Pareshaan song, then December, January and now February. 



The Brick Sidewalk of the Studio set of MEIEJ

Full Paisa Vasool Set for walking, slapping, spending night, dancing etc etc etc. Well! I cannot even complain...but what can I do ? I get bored of the same image or static stuff (even if it is for romance) and I guess that's why I like drama...which was not there today :( :( :(

B minus rating.

By zoya_naziya
It was one of those no logic only magic type of episode.
Nevertheless, it was a nice timepass episode... Apne dimaag ko vacation par bhejo and sit back and have fun...
VD was looking very good in that party dress and was very cute in his drunken avatar especially when he said Madhu phone uthao... Madhu toh sach mein Mr. India ban gayi ...
DD's dress was simple and nice and she too looked very cute in her drunk stage... Thank goodness her costumes are good in this phase...
Sikander was looking  good too... Party mein... evening... koi apne shades pehenta hai kya?
The only fashion disaster was Seema Mishra... Her animal print top was totally... And whats with that dark shade of red lipstick... It was totally.


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By Myself
Okay. I have to defend DD. SHE DOES KNOW HOW TO ACT DRUNK. or atleast I liked her scene in Geet. Check this out. One of fav scenes





I understand that DD here playing Madhu is not that exuberant as Geet. Geet and Madhu are very different and may be DD is purposefully making Madhu different here. Actually I appreciate that effort of hers.

What I did not like today is that party and drinking EVERYTHING of it was forced and it was not cute at all for me. Perhaps tomorrow will be a better day and both VD and DD or RK or Madhu will be enjoyable. Today it was far too CLUNKY to digest their drunkenness. She grabs a bottle...anyone heard of drinking from a Coke plastic bottle during a party ??? [Silly] Such a lack of sophistication in the name of drama creation ?  Can you buy Bittuji's explanation that RK is intoxicated not by his drink but its "Ishq ka nasha".  Even if they have to show it for VD/RK like that, build up needed to be gradual.

For ex: When I start getting drunk...my behaviour is all babble with wide grin chapped on my face. It wouldn't leave. Some of my friends, start crying...So whatever DD does for Madhu tomorrow, I will take it over face value. But RK...my antennae will be up...though I am willing to concede that  being in love, his drunken state is first being zapped in smiles followed by surprises and then crying. I concede that as possible...as now he is a man in love unlike his previous time.

Originally posted by desait

She did fantastic Drunk act during DMG also.(Dr.Muskaan) 
By Myself -Agree.

By pnars
Superb reviews, all! I'd posted one too, but the internet gremlins ate mine up before it could reach the IF server

But in short, I agree with all of you...the spiking/getting drunk was stupidly designed, shoddily executed and looked too forced.  Rishbala drunk was cute. I do think RK is not faking because if he is, it would push his character beyond redemption almost - almost, because we all know the power of those criminally long lashes VD bats!!! 

It would be fantastic if Madhu were faking but her character is more straightforward and not capable of duplicity. So I doubt it...

Shri, saw the Geet clip you've posted - this was my first exposure to Geet. Looks interesting. But comeon, those cutesy smiles of Madhu Bhabhiji are reserved for our RK and not that bearded fellow, whoever he is (with due apologies to Geet fans)!

Originally posted by anastasia21


Since I'm so late, I won't get into the details of the episode. I just wish the transit between the last two episodes was a little more smoother. The KC scene came out of nowhere. We do not have KC ritual in my region but growing up with bollywood and tv, I think even I have the basic rules mastered (given that is how you are to do it in reality like they show on tv). Today, it felt the team have conjured up everything around the "drunk scenes".

With zero knowledge about liquor and its effect, I won't get into the debate about drunk RK's authenticity and will take you guys' word for it. There was nothing that I took from today's episode apart from the fact that love-lorn RK, when gets drunk, looks and acts hella cute.  Better I'll wait for today's episode and see things through before jumping down to a conclusion.

Plot wise, I'm at loss again. Where do the CVs want us to head? Ruthless RK, angry RK, shrewd RK, bereft RK, puppy faced RK - why is this show called Madhubala again? And aren't they moving a little too fast to give us these Rishbala moments? Are they really necessary plot-wise or the CVs just want us to stay put?
But then again, me complaining proves one thing. Its impossible to make everyone happy at the same time. 
By Myself
Exactly my thought process. Each and every line. I almost had the same feeling and as I felt disconnected with the episode, my sarcasm kicked in...else honestly, I would have crossed on the video file.:D  See I love the show so much, cannot commit the wrong of NOT watching even if it is crap sometimes [Hopeless me!!!]

Originally posted by applenpeaches

All in the name of drama
I dont understand why Madhu decided to stay back for the party. Any other girl would have told RK that she already won the 30 day challenge, so she has nothing to prove to anybody, least of all to him and left that place with dignity! Dont get me talking on her drinking the odd-tasting cola in a party where Vamps and Vampire roam around unleashed! 
By Myself
LOL!!! @bold

Peach, 
you couldn't come up with that yesterday when I needed it most. I had a crappy day with with one of the Sales guy making senseless manouevering of having his project get a priority at my desk. Now when you talk of vampire and vamp, it almost fits the situation I had ...So this Sales guy was being the Vampire sucking my blood and I was being a Vamp to him, for making him so manipulative to get his work done. True the world is one hell of a party with odd tasting cola drinks and vamps & vampires ruling the roost. Not even one coffee and tea tasted good yesterday.[Applause]

On that note, did you see the Sai Paranjape movie "Party". Very good movie.

Chalo...let me open today's thread. 

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